Show garden herbs few things add dioro lo 10 alie pleasure i a thoroughly glod cook alim to have a full supply of kitchen herbs ready to annd A little of one tiling or another j n this alno often nukes all the dill between a successful dish and one of mediocre quality every garden should re a few and where they arc wanting aull be looked after at this season perhaps alic most useful is parsley that lias tobo raised from seed although if the bower stalks aro cut off as they come up in the summer the samo plants may lo 10 prolonged several seasons it docs not go to seed however the arst season of sowing so hat if sown early and gets strong before summer comes wo can get a pretty good supply of leaves the birst acison sc ison tho seeds however take several weeks to germinate and should bo put in as early as possible another herb of great service to the best cooks is tho leek a kind of onion which is no onion as it makes all tops and roots it is not so strong as tho ordinary onion and delicate flavor to certain soups and sauces that nothing of tho tribe will do this also ha to bo sown early and on very rich ground but if possible the richness should be given to tho ground tho previous year fresh and rank manure is unfavorable to good leek culture many make goo 1 l use in winter of marjoram and summer savory these are raised from seed sown at alic usual timo in the spring sage and aro perennials but they require an occasional pruning or re planting to get them in the best condition if left to themselves they become woody lcy and somewhat barren of leaver if they are not entirely killed tho winter thyme can be kept in good condition by being simaly sheared down to or cut back with a spring this induces a good healthy grow iri is in excellent condition for boat any time sage is often kept m iny years in good condition by simply cutting back but often it mccin starting anew this may be done by taking cuttings of the old plant and burying them down deep in the ground so th at the tops of the shoots are barely above the surface these root very well and soon make good plants arc other herbs useful on some occasions but these are essential to every good garden tofu telegraph |